Liquid-container.



E. GATLIN, JE.

LIQUID CONTAINER. APPLIUATION FILED 00T.a1, 1912.

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Specification or Letters Patent.

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To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, ErHRoN CATLIN, J r., a lcitizen of the UnitedStates, residing in the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, haveinvented a new and useful Liquid-Con` tainer, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to liquid contain? ers, and it consists of thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterillustrated, described and claimed.

The invention has particular reference to closures for containers, andan object is to provide a container having a single outlet passage, incombination with means for preventing the insertion of liquids into thecontainer throu h said outlet passage, said parts being o a novelconstruction and arrangement.

Anothcr object is to provide, in combination with the outlet passage ofa liquid container, a valve permitting egress of the liquid from withinthe container and adapted. to prevent insertion of liquids into said econtainer, and a shield or guard arrangedI to prevent manipulation ofsaid valve for,`

purposes of refilling the container.

A iturtlier object is to provide, in combination with the outlet passageof a container, a valve adapted to permit egress of the liquids from thecontainer and to prevent refilling said container, a guard preventingmanipulation of said valve, and locking means preventing removal of saidparts.

@ther objects will appear from the following detailed description,reference being made to the accompanying drawings in which il haveillustrated one embodiment oi my invention, and in which- Figure l is avertical sectional view of a portion of a liquid container having my1nvention rnounted in combination therewith, parts oi my invention beingalso shown in section. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view Ltalnenapproximately on the line Q-Q of Fig. i. Fig. 3 is a sectional viewshowing the valve guard or shield in section, and a separate holder orlatch for said guard or shield, said parts being shown in a singleintegral structure in Fig. l. llig. tis an inverted View of the valveguard or shield. Fi 5 is an inverted View ot the pivoted va ve detachedfrom the coperating parte.4

e is a-pla'n et the valve support,

ln the embodiment shown, l indicates a portion of a liquid containerhaving an outletpassage 2 in the form of a tubular extension, andprovided near its base with an internal ange or'rib 3. The outer ordischarge end of the outlet passage 2 is provided with' externalencircling ribs or flanges d.

The parts comprising my invention are used in connection and combinationwith the outlet passage 2 of the container, and may include a tubularlayer 5 of cork or other suitable material constituting a hermetio sealbetween the inner surface 'of the passage 2 and the solid elementsincluded in my invention. The said layer 5 preferably extends from thedischarge end of the passage '2 to the upper surface of the internal ribor flange 3. A valve support. 6, which may be composed of glass or otherpreferred material, rests upon the rib or flange 3, the layer 5 forminga hermetic seal between said flange support and the inner surface of thepassage 2. rlhe valve support 6 'is provided with an opening 7, which isenlarged and dished at its upper portion as indicated at 8.

A tubular valve guard or shield 9 rests upon the upper surface of thevalve support 6. Said guard or shield is provided, near one sidethereof, with a recess or 'depression 10, which constitutes a bearingfor the projections ll of a disk valve l2. Said valve l2 being pivotedby the projections li operates within the dish 8, and constitutes a.closurefor the passage 'Z' to prevent the ilow of liquids into thecontainer. The lower or inner part of the valve l2 projects into thepassage 7 when Asaid valve is seated, while the upper rim. portion 'ofthe valve rests upon the ilange separating passage 7 from the dish orenlarged portion 8. Upward movement of the valve is limited byprojections 13 on the inner side oit the shield or guard 9, therebypreventing movement oitD said valve upwardly into 'the said guard orshield. rlhus it will be seen that the container cannot be positioned sothat the valve will be retained open during inward dow of liquid, butshould it be attempted Kto torce liquid into the container inanypo/sition 'of the container, the said valve will be forced to itsseat within the dish d, .thereby closing the passage into the containerand preventing the entrance ont the liquid The lll@ guard or shield 9 isprovided with a plurality of oblique openings 14 through which theliquid may pass outwardly from the container. The said openings bein(lrarranged obliquely as shown and described prevent manipulation of thevalve by wlres or other operating devices, so that it will be impossibleto hold the valve open manually, because no engagement can be made withsaid valve.

rlhe guard or shield 9 may be formed integral with a tubular element 15,as shown in Fig. 1, or the said valve may be a separate part, as shownin Fig. 3. lf made separately the inner end of the tubular part 15 willrest upon the flange around the lower end of the guard or shield therebyfirmly holding said guard or shield in position and preventing removalthereof. j The upper or outer extremity of the tubular member 15 isprovided with an external flange 16 which extends across the outer endof the sealing layer 5 and presses against the outer end of the passage2.

Under many conditions l prefer to employ a seal 17 encircling the outerend of the passage 2, interlocked with the ribs or flanges 4, andextending over the flange 16,

vthereby constituting a lock or seal to prevent removal of any of theparts. Said lock or seal 17 is preferably provided with the centralopening of dimensions equal to or larger than the dimensions of thepassage through the tubular part 15 in order to permit insertion andremoval of a stopper 18, which may be of cork or other suitablematerial.

l prefer not to rely entirely upon the external seal 17 as a means ofpreventing removal of the parts. The tubular part 15 may be providedwith an internal flange 19 with a recess 20, adapted to register with asimilar recess 21 in the inner side of the passage 2, when the parts arefinally positioned after the container has been lled. The recess 20contains a spring 22 and a lock bolt 23 preferably of such a length thatit may press entirely into the recess 20, so that after the lining orlayer 5 has been positioned the bolt 23 may be pressed into the saidrecess 20 and the tubular element 15 within said lining or layer 5 toits nal position, at which time the recess 20 registers with the recess21, as above explained. When said recesses are brought into registeringrelation the spring 22 expands and presses the bolt 23 outwardly intothe recess 21, said bolt being of such a length that its outer end mayrest against the outer wall of the recess 21, while its inner end restswithin the recess 20, thereby firmly locking the tubular retainingelement 15 in its adjusted position and preventing removal of any of theparts. lt will be seen that the external flange 16 extending entirelyacross the outer end of the layer 5 will prevent access to and removalof said layer, so that it is impossible to manipulate any of the partsin a way not intended and thereby effect a refilling of the container.

I have shown a portion of a glass container with a valve support 6, thevalve guard or shield 9, and the retaining tube 15, composed of glass,but it is obvious that any preferred material adapted for these purposesmay be utilized in the place of glass.

It will be apparent that there may be variations from the preciseconstruction and arrangement illustrated and described, without theslightest departurefrom the spirit and scope of my invention, and l donot restrict myself to identical features of construction orarrangement.

What ll claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is:

1. The combination with the outlet passage of a container, of a valvesupport within said outlet assage, a guard provided with an imper oratetop, a valve .resting upon said valve support, projections on said valveextending between said support and said guard, oblique passages whoseouter ends are lower than their inner ends opening through the side wallof said guard, a tube in said outlet 1passage encirclin said guard, andelements locking said tube 1n position, substantially as specified.

2. The combination with the outlet passage of a container, of astationary support mounted in said passage, a guard above saidstationary support, a valve above said support, projections on saidvalve engaging said stationary support, means preventing said valve fromentering said guard, a tube encircling said guard and forming a spacebetween said tube and said guard, passages through the wall of saidguard arranged to discharge the contents of said container into saidspace, and elements locking said tube within said outlet passage of thecontainer, substantially as specified.

3.`The combination with the outlet passage of a container, of a valvewithin said outlet passage, means supporting said valve in an obliqueposition, an inverted cupshaped guard above said valve and having animperforate top,.oblique passages through the side wall of said guard,an abutment in said guard below said passages preventing movement ofsaid valve into said guard when the container is inverted, and a lockdevice mechanically locking said guard within said outlet passage,substantially as speci- 4. The combination with the outlet passage of acontainer, of a support in said passage having a dished recess in itsupper side, a valve resting in said recess and having one edge pivotedabove said support, an inverted cup-shaped guard seated on said support,

said guard being provided with an imperforate outer end wall, passagesextending obliquely outwardly and downwardly through the side wall ofsaid ard, means preventing movement of sai valve beyond a substantiallyhorizontal position when the container is inverted, atube in said outletpassage encircling said uard, a lock device holding said tube withlnsaid outlet passage 0f the container, and a layer of elastic materialbetween said tube and said outlet passage, substantially as specified.

5. The combination with the outlet passage of a container, of a supportin said passage having an enlarged recessed valve seat in its upperside, a valve seated in said Valve seat, projections on said valveresting on the upper side of said support, an inverted cup-shaped guardin said passage provided with an imperforate outer end, passages openingobliquely downwardly and outwardly through the wall of said guard, meansretained in position by said guard to prevent movement of said valvebeyond a horizontal position when the container is inverted, and a sealencircling said outlet passeated on said valve seat, projectlons onvsaid valve extending between said support and said guard, means withinsaid guard for preventing movement of said valve into said guard whenthe container is inverted, passages opening obliquely downwardly andoutwardly through the wall of said guard, and locking elements holdingsaid guard in position within said outlet passage, substantially asspecified.

In witness whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

EPHRON CATLlN, Jn.

Witnesses HUNTINGTON SMITH, Jr., S. S. YECKEL.

